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How to Innovate by Solving Problems
2007-11-16 03:31:00 Photo by gadl (license) Any successful blog or website must be innovative. If you’re not innovating, you’re not offering potential readers a worthwhile choice. Solve the same problems and fulfill the same needs as a bigger site in your niche and readers will consistently give their attention to your more authoritative counterpart. Innovation , on the other hand, will ... More About: Problems
Like it Or Not, You?re a Marketer
2007-11-14 04:19:00 From the cover of All Marketer s Are Liars (not affiliate) by Seth Godin If you run a blog or website you can learn a lot from the world’s marketing mavericks. Even if you’re not making any money (or intending to). You can unlock these lessons by making a mental switch. Blog or website = product. You = marketer. Customers = ...
25 Headline Formulas That Have Plagued and Blessed Web 2.0
2007-11-12 15:27:00 Image by 4_EveR_YounG. Headline s can make or break a story. With thousands of different articles vying for our attention, web users can afford to be picky. In an ideal world we’d give articles a fighting chance to prove their worth, but in truth, unless we have pre-existing faith in the author, we often make the decision to ... More About: Blessed
Ask The Readers: Productivity Tips & Questions
2007-11-11 00:58:00 This is the first ‘Ask the Readers ’ post at Skelliewag. Each weekend I’ll pose a question or discussion topic to extract some thoughts, wisdom and tips from readers. This week, I want to discuss the art of making time to do the actions that grow your blog or website. A note: please don’t feel constrained by the ... More About: Questions , Tips , Productivity
How to Write Like a Painter
2007-11-10 02:11:00 Study of a Woman’s Hands by Leonardo Da Vinci If you?ve seen the creation process behind a drawing or painting you?ll know that artists rarely produce a finished artwork without a rough sketch beneath. What starts off looking like a lopsided scarecrow eventually becomes a beautifully rendered person. The canvas that begins as a few splotches ... More About: Write , Painter
Why You Should Start a Swipe File Today
2007-11-09 03:36:00 Photo by Sukanto Debnath Yesterday’s list of 70 sources of inspiration was mainly composed of examples. In this post, I want to explain why the ability to learn from others is essential to your development as a blogger or webmaster. Here, I’ll outline the process for creating and using something I strongly believe every web publisher should ... More About: File , Today , Innovation , Start
70 Unique Places to Find Ideas: No Metablogs Allowed
2007-11-08 02:57:00 I have my best ideas and learn my most valuable lessons when reading outside the metablog niche. Step outside the walled garden and there’s a thousand sources of inspiration waiting to be tapped. You just need to know where (and how) to look. There are no new ideas. The essence of creativity is taking two or more ... More About: Ideas , Innovation , Places , Find , Unique
Zen Habits Redesign: The 7 Question Simplicity Review
2007-11-06 06:32:00 Yesterday popular self-improvement blog Zen Habits launched its first redesign. It’s a blog I read regularly and one I know many Skelliewag.org readers also enjoy. The redesign was crafted by one of my favorite blog designers and an all-around nice guy, Collis Ta’eed. I thought this would be a good opportunity to do something I’ve been ... More About: Question , Review , Simplicity , Redesign
Walking The Talk: 12 Guest-Posts
2007-11-05 00:00:00 Photo by wili_hybrid Pitching guest-posts at other bloggers is something I’ve recommended time and time again. Having said that, I believe anyone giving advice should be able to prove that they’re “walking the talk” and speaking from personal experience. To demonstrate how much faith I place in the rewards of guest-posting, here’s a list of guest posts ... More About: Blogging , Walking , Talk , Posts , Guest
Ask The Readers: A Proposal
2007-11-03 03:00:00 One idea I’ve been kicking around these last few days is to introduce a once a week (if I have enough material) ‘Ask the readers’ post. My inspiration in this is the ‘Ask the readers‘ section at Get Rich Slowly, where a reader’s problem is outlined, or a thought-provoking question is asked, and other readers ... More About: Proposal , Readers , General , Prop
The Fine Art of Saying ?No.? Series: How to Refuse a Link
2007-11-02 02:17:00 Photography by Zesmerelda Maya Norton, who maintains a blog about Jewish philanthropy, asked for my suggestions on a situation every blogger and webmaster has struggled with at some point. Have you ever been approached by someone who has, to borrow Maya’s words, “a little too much chutzpah or asks things of you which do not honor the ... More About: Fine Art , General , Series , Link , Fine
A Penny For Your Thoughts?
2007-11-01 03:28:00 If there’s a post you’ve been waiting for me to write, or a question you’ve been dying for me to answer on the blog, now’s the time to be audacious and ask for it! The comments section of this post will be a forum for you to tell me what you’d like to see here and ... More About: General , Thoughts , Penny
Audacious Blogging
2007-10-31 05:15:00 Photography by msn678 In one of my earlier posts, 101 Essential Blogging Skills, I mentioned the importance of audacity. It sat, quite modestly, at #32. Looking back, I don’t think I’ve given this word the attention it deserves. There’s no better time to do so, particularly among the congratulations and kudos being given over my column at ...
The Beautiful Post
2007-10-30 03:38:00 Photography: Spirit in a material world by fabbio One question I’ve been considering lately is: what is the best way to present content, regardless of topic? Is there a general set of principles that can be used to make any post better? In this post, I want to explain some of the conclusions I’ve come to. It ... More About: Post , Beautiful
Whiteboard: What I?ve Learned About Social Media Success
2007-10-29 03:21:00 A few days ago you might have noticed that Skelliewag.org’s uptime was a little patchy. This was because a post I wrote — 110+ Resources for Creative Minds — appeared on the front page of Digg and became popular on del.icio.us and StumbleUpon. I created the post specifically with social media in mind, primarily as an ... More About: Social , Media , Whiteboard , Success , Learned
The Key Question Your Site Must Answer: ?What Can You Give Me??
2007-10-27 02:11:00 Photography: The Fountain by Maulleigh Over the last few months I’ve completed 63 simplicity reviews and given away around 385 viral post ideas (with more still to come!). In that time, I’ve examined and explored around 150 blogs and websites in order to give advice tailored specifically to them. In this post, I want to address a ... More About: Question , Answer , Site , Give
110+ Resources For Creative Minds
2007-10-24 19:04:00 Tips, tutorials, exercises and inspiration from the fields of visual art, writing, photography, blogging, design and invention. Next time you’re stuck for ideas or inspiration I hope you’ll find something here to get your right brain firing. A tip: sometimes the best sources of inspiration often lie far outside your own creative field. 1. 7 Can’t-Miss ... More About: Creative , Resources , Innovation , Minds
What Should I Write About? Well, Who Are You Writing For?
2007-10-23 03:50:00 Photography: The Crowd Watches the Fireworks by Waldo Jaquith Many bloggers and webmasters struggle to decide what topics they should cover. In this post, I want to answer some common but very important questions. What kinds of things should I write about? Should I focus on one topic, or many? What kind of topics should I choose? Are some topics ... More About: Writing , Write , Well
The Third Month: Building Your Snowball Effect
2007-10-20 03:09:00 Photography: Snowball by redjar This post represents the third stage in the 3 Mont h Growth Plan. I’d suggest getting an overview of the first stage and second stage before you tackle it. The third month roughly applies to sites with 300+ daily visitors and 200+ subscribers. I think these strategies still apply very strongly to this blog, ... More About: Building , Effect , Third
The Second Month: Building A Springboard
2007-10-19 00:46:00 Photography: Ready to dive? by Francois Schnell Once you’ve read and digested the growth outline in The First Mont h : Building Something For Nothing, this article represents the next step. It aims to be a plan of action for sites with a more established and regular readership: 200 — 300 visitors per day on average, or under 200 ... More About: Springboard
The First Month: Building Something From Nothing
2007-10-18 02:24:00 Photography by Daniel Morris These tips apply to any blog or website with modest traffic levels (0 — 200 per day) and under 100 subscribers. If this doesn’t apply to your site, you might consider familiarizing yourself with these growth tips so they can be utilized if you embark on a new project in future. I certainly ... More About: Building , Month , Some , Mont
The 3 Month Growth Plan
2007-10-17 04:18:00 Photography: Penguins Jump onto Icefoot by Dr. Levick (NOAA) Those of you who have jumped on board recently might not know this, but Skelliewag has barely shed its shrink-wrap. It opened to visitors on July 26. In around a week-and-a-half Skelliewag will be 1/4 year old. At this point I feel I’ve learned some important lessons about ... More About: Growth , Plan , The 3 , Month , Mont
The Five Viral Ideas Experiment
2007-10-14 05:02:00 Would you like five viral article ideas, tailored to suit your site? Email me — Skellie — with ‘Five Viral Ideas ’ in the subject line and include your site URL in the email. In return, I’ll send back 5 ideas for articles you could write today, each with the potential to go viral. The ideas will not ... More About: Experiment
19 Strategies to Help Turn New Visitors Into Loyal Readers
2007-10-13 02:57:00 Photography: Chess in the Park by dlkinney Yesterday I wrote about loyal readers and how they can be a key factor in your blog or website’s growth. Today’s post provides 19 answers to the question: how can I help new visitors become loyal readers? Each point is not necessarily a complete answer in itself, and is best ... More About: Readers , Strategies , Visitors , Turn
Grow Your Traffic: Turn New Visitors Into Loyal Readers
2007-10-12 03:26:00 Photography: who be there? by Nika What’s the difference between a one-time visitor and a loyal reader who visits your site daily for a year? Around 364 unique hits. You’d be lucky if a link from an A-list blog sent that much targeted traffic your way. The good news is that turning a first-time visitor into a loyal ... More About: Traffic , Readers , Visitors , Turn , Grow
Is Your Success a Moving Target?
2007-10-10 03:58:00 Photography: ground on down by WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot The word ’success’ is a troublesome one. A self-criticism I would make is that, reading back on previous posts, I’ve sometimes used it like its meaning is obvious, and agreed upon by all. Nothing could be further from the truth: I can’t think of a word that is more vague ... More About: Organization , Success , Moving , Target
Whiteboard: Why Less Is More In Design
2007-10-08 05:02:00 Readers only have so much attention to give, and this variable will expand and contract depending on factors you can’t control: whether they are rushed for time, whether they have had your site recommended to them or have simply stumbled across it, and so on. Reader attention doesn’t expand depending on how much information your site ... More About: Design , Whiteboard , Simplicity
37 Viral Post Ideas You Can Use Today
2007-10-07 07:12:00 Photography: listen carefully by 416style Viral articles are word of mouth worthy, and will grow your site more so than any other kind of content. Previously, I examined six strategies you can use when you want to create content with a decent chance of going viral. In this post, I want to focus on 37 concrete ... More About: Ideas , Post , Today , Innovation
Under the Microscope: Six Strategies for Building Viral Content
2007-10-05 02:56:00 Photography: The Microscope Book by Orin Optiglot This week at Skelliewag has focused on viral content — content that, by its nature, is designed to be shared via social media, word of mouth and links. It’s content that others want to talk about, and will turn readers into promoters of your content. Two days ago I analyzed ... More About: Building , Viral , Strategies , Content
12 Examples of Viral Content, And What We Can Learn From Them
More articles from this author:2007-10-03 03:52:00 Photography: Dandylion by nullboy Viral content spreads via sharing, word of mouth, and reproduction. It is one of the most powerful ways to promote your blog or website, because the content spreads, literally, like a virus: one person views it, it leaves an impression, they share it with two other people, who share it with two ... More About: Content , Examples , Learn , Tent 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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